Monthly Archives: October 2016

… In which I talk to The Bronx’s throat Matt Caughthran and yell about how they’re the world’s greatest punk band. Also, Bronx 5 comes up, as does Mariachi El Bronx and what the line of demarcation is between the two bands.

Plus, I get to relive one of the most memorable, come-to-god musical moments i’ve ever seen, when The Bronx single-handedly alleviated two days of miserable and wet festival going with a set that literally put me on my knees (in mud) with my arms raised to the air.

The evolution of Ben Lee is pretty interesting — from weirdo indie pop to conceptual spiritual noise to agreeable adult contemporary folk-pop — and his latest album takes a very high-minded bent. Just in case you didn’t pick that up from the title. Freedom, Love and the Recuperation of the Human Mind is out now and I reviewed it for Rolling Stonehere.

Slaves’ swaggery-eff you punk, and their first album Are You Satisfied (that I also reviewed for Rolling Stone) was a blast of pungent fresh air, so getting Mike D to produce their second record is an unexpected, yet awesome, move. With that in mind, read my review of Slaves’ Take Control for Rolling Stoneright here.

Keep up with our weekly NBA podcast, where we’re currently going through our Top 100 Derong Dudes. We talk/gush/criticize everyone from Walt Frazier to Blake Griffin, Peja Stojakovic to Shawn Kemp and Steve Nash to Oscar Robertson… And we’ve still got three weeks to go!